PCS Alex How-To

20 articles in this collection
Written by Michelle Castleberry, Judit Vigh, and Anna Maitinsky

Simulator Physiology

Changing Vital Sign Values on the Go

Change the the vital sign values of your patient, even set onsets during a running session.

Written by Anna Maitinsky
Updated over a week ago

Changing Waveforms in the Virtual Patient Monitor

Change the waveforms in your Virtual Patient Montior by selecting from a number of presets.

Written by Anna Maitinsky
Updated over a week ago

Personalizing How Vitals Appear

Choose which vitals you’d like to see in your Virtual Patient Monitor and personalize it’s layout.

Written by Anna Maitinsky
Updated over a week ago

Changing Sounds for Auscultations on the Go

Change heart, lung and bowel sounds for auscultations during a running session.

Written by Anna Maitinsky
Updated over a week ago

Smart Accessories

What is what on your SmartScope™

Learn where you can find what on your SmartScope™.

Written by Anna Maitinsky
Updated over a week ago

Assemble your SmartScope™

Learn how to assemble and use your SmartScope™ for auscultations and blood pressure measurements by Korotkoff Sounds.

Written by Anna Maitinsky
Updated over a week ago

Using the SmartScope™

Listen to auscultation sounds on ALEX PCS using your SmartScope™ .

Written by Anna Maitinsky
Updated over a week ago

Setup and Use your SmartCuff™

Learn about your SmartCuff™ for blood pressure measurements.

Written by Anna Maitinsky
Updated over a week ago

Blood Pressure Measurements by Radial Pulse Palpation on ALEX PCS

Learn how to conduct blood pressure measurements by radial pulse palpation with your SmartCuff™ on your ALEX PCS.

Written by Anna Maitinsky
Updated over a week ago

Blood Pressure Measurements by Korotkoff Sounds on ALEX PCS

Learn how to conduct blood pressure measurements by Korotkoff sounds with your Smart Accessories on your ALEX PCS.

Written by Anna Maitinsky
Updated over a week ago

Communicating with ALEX

Be the "Voice of God"

Push-to-talk: Speak with your own voice for ALEX

Written by Judit Vigh
Updated over a week ago

Help make ALEX smarter

Learn how you can participate in developing ALEX’s speech.

Written by Anna Maitinsky
Updated over a week ago

Adding Voice Effects to ALEX's Speech

Learn how to add voice effects to ALEX's speech to create a more realistic patient scenario

Written by Anna Maitinsky
Updated over a week ago

What's the date today? What's your name? How old are you?

Dynamic variables in conversation based on information specified for the patient

Written by Judit Vigh
Updated over a week ago

Video Streaming and Recording

Stream On... Audio and Video

Watch and listen to your simulations remotely using the IrisCam™

Written by Judit Vigh
Updated over a week ago

Debriefing

Watch your recorded simulation data and video

Written by Judit Vigh
Updated over a week ago

Miscellaneous

PCS Alex Bundled Scenarios

ALEX's bundled content includes several scenarios for all Alex users.

Written by Michelle Castleberry
Updated over a week ago

Live CPR & Defibrillation

Real time feedback for quality CPR and in-software defibrillation for resuscitation practices

Written by Judit Vigh
Updated over a week ago

12-Lead ECG

12-lead ECG for all rhythms on vitals display (virtual patient monitor)

Written by Judit Vigh
Updated over a week ago

AED - Cardioversion and Pacing

In-software electrotherapy for arrhythmia treatment

Written by Judit Vigh
Updated over a week ago